A Domiciliary Physiotherapy Service

Waters, Warwick; Udy, S.C.; Lunn, John E.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(74)90430-9

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“…6 The need for physiotherapy service at community level through 'community physiotherapists' has long been identified and steps had been taken to incorporate it to primary health care service in developed countries. [7][8][9][10][11] For example, the concept of community physiotherapy scheme had been set up in England since 1970s for a variety of reasons; i.e. provision of treatment for patients isolated at home due to acute illness, provision of immediate treatment for patients whose general practitioners have no direct access to hospital physiotherapy departments, abolition of transport problems, increased relevance of treatment where problems are specifically related to the home, involvement of carers, provision of early treatment in preventing later in-patient admission, improved response to treatment in elderly and confused patients, early discharge from hospital, identification of patients who might eventually need full rehabilitation services, who otherwise might not have received treatment.…”

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People with physical disabilities in Sri Lanka are in need for the service of community physiotherapists

Senadheera

Malwanage

Mayooran

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Physiotherapists have long been recognized as important providers of services for people with disability. In Sri Lanka the concept of community physiotherapy has not emerged yet. The present study aimed to identify the need for ‘community physiotherapy service’ in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. Methods: A community service projection community based rehabilitation, of three years was conducted by the department of physiotherapy, faculty of allied health sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2017-2019 in collaboration with department of social service and social welfare of Kandy district secretariat, Sri Lanka.Results: One hundred and seventy participants with physical disabilities were included in the study 94 (55.29%) were males (mean age; 33.57 (SD ±23.17) and 76 (44.71%) were females (mean age; 33.14 (SD ±24.98). The pediatric population was 41.76% (N=71) followed by 38.82% of adults (N=66) and 19.41% of elderly patients (N=33) of the total population. The highest number of PWD had pediatric conditions (39.41%), followed by musculoskeletal (31.76%), neurological (15.88%), geriatric (8.82%) and cardio-respiratory (4.12%) conditions. The majority (55.88%) of all the people with disabilities who visited the clinics were in need for further physiotherapy consultation and follow up.Conclusions: In Kandy district of Sri Lanka alone, number of people with physical disabilities who are in need of continuous physiotherapy follow ups is high compared to services already available. Conducting a successful community-based rehabilitation program in Sri Lanka as a whole, require having a specialized health care practitioner to the primary health care team; ‘a community physiotherapist’.

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People with physical disabilities in Sri Lanka are in need for the service of community physiotherapists

Senadheera

Malwanage

Mayooran

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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A four-year prospective study of the work of the practice nurse in the treatment room of a South Yorkshire practice.

Waters¹,

Sandeman²,

Lunn³

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Summary and conclusions During a four-year study period 43 985 patients were seen in the treatment room and 61 806 coded procedures carried out. Thirty per cent of these procedures were not part of usual nursing curricula and required initial supervision and assessment or training (or both). Nearly 15% of the patients seen were making a first visit and did not require referral to a doctor. A further 17% were also making a first visit but were referred to a doctor.

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A Domiciliary Physiotherapy Service

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People with physical disabilities in Sri Lanka are in need for the service of community physiotherapists

People with physical disabilities in Sri Lanka are in need for the service of community physiotherapists

A four-year prospective study of the work of the practice nurse in the treatment room of a South Yorkshire practice.

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